Buying & Selling a Business

Whether or not they are thinking about selling, all business owners should know what their companies are worth. They should also be thinking about an exit strategy. Here we've compiled information that will help business owners with the mechanics and strategies of buying, selling and valuing their businesses.

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August 28, 2014, Thursday

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